Khaosan & Taylor

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 26, 2019
• address1104 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607

Is Khaosan & Taylor clean?

Khaosan & Taylor is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 26, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Khaosan & Taylor?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 26, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR REVIEW FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO WRITTEN CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON SITE OR NECESSARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN THE POLICY ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIAARHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN OCCUR IN THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • VIOLATION CORRECTED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED VARIOUS TCS FOODS (COOKED CHICKEN AND SHRIMP, PEANUT SAUCES, COOKED RICE,CHOPPED VEGGIES IN HOUSE DRESSING, SEASONED TOFU IN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH IMPROPER LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISCARD DATE LABELS ON ALL REFRIGERATED, READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST DETAIL CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM SIDES OF STOVE AND WOK. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACE IN 1-DOOR UPRIGHT FREEZER IN PREP AREA. CLEAN DUST ACCUMULATION FROM STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKY TOILET IN WOMENS RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND CLUTTER THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS STACKED IN CORNERS AND AGAINST THE WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND ORGANIZE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS, MUST REMOVE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPIDER WEBS FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM AND DUST FROM VENT COVER IN WALK IN FREEZER AND MAINTAIN. • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS IN PREP AREAS AND IN CUSTOMER SEATING AREA. MUST MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS, MUST REMOVE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPIDER WEBS FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM AND DUST FROM VENT COVER IN WALK IN FREEZER AND MAINTAIN. • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS IN PREP AREAS AND IN CUSTOMER SEATING AREA. MUST MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE HOLDER ON SITE FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.

When was Khaosan & Taylor last inspected?

Khaosan & Taylor has 9 inspections on record going back to April 2, 2015.

Khaosan & Taylor vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 9% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 26, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.